It is easy to imagine that Lee Godie’s self-portraits were a form of escapism. In one she appears in a fur coat waving a handful of cash. In another she is snapped as if on the way to the opera, with ...
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Lee Godie, untitled, n.d., gelatin silver print and ink,15½ x 14¼ in (all images courtesy John Michael Kohler Arts Center) SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Lee Godie (born Jamot Emily Godee) lived a marginal ...
In her day-to-day life, Lee Godie was a homeless woman who made a living selling paintings on chilly Chicago streets. She kept her belongings in various lockers throughout the city, showered in hotel ...
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A self-described Impressionist, she hawked her art on Michigan Avenue in the 1970s and ’80s and lived mostly outdoors. But her work is in museums. By Jeremy Lybarger This article is part of Overlooked ...